stickhandling
Ice dribbling skill
Stickhandling is the skill of controlling a puck or ball with a hockey stick while skating or moving.
Good stickhandling lets a player protect the puck from defenders and navigate through traffic.
The term extends figuratively to deft maneuvering through complex situations: The CEO's stickhandling of the merger negotiations impressed the board.
Hockey's rubber projectile
- dekeSports misdirection move
- forecheckOffensive zone pressure tactic
- backcheckPursuing puck carrier rearward
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
snapshot · faceoff · powerplay · breakaway · icing · offside · crease · goalie
Sports misdirection move
- one-handedDone with one limb
- backhandRacket stroke across body
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- cradlingHolding tenderly, protectively
shielding · protection · deception · fakes · moves · hands · pull-back · hesitation
Subtle, deft handling
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- controlAuthority to direct
fluidity · adeptness · deftness · proficiency · expertise · nimbleness · grace · artistry
Skillful directional control
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- quicknessState of being fast
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- shiftingChanging position or form
sidestepping · zigzagging · reactivity · balance · footwork · turning · weaving · dodging
Directing movement through space
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- finessingManaging with delicate skill
- negotiatingDiscussing to reach agreement
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
politics · bureaucracy · obstacles · challenges · tactics · strategy · deflection · evasion
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
- dekeSports misdirection move
- forecheckOffensive zone pressure tactic
- backcheckPursuing puck carrier rearward
slapshot · snapshot · faceoff · powerplay · breakaway · icing · offside · crease · goalie · goaltender
deke
Sports misdirection move
- one-handedDone with one limb
- backhandRacket stroke across body
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
cradling · shielding · protection · deception · fakes · moves · hands · pull-back · hesitation
finesse
Subtle, deft handling
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
control · fluidity · adeptness · deftness · proficiency · expertise · nimbleness · grace · artistry · precision
maneuvering
Skillful directional control
shifting · sidestepping · zigzagging · reactivity · balance · footwork · turning · weaving · dodging · pivoting
navigating
Directing movement through space
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- finessingManaging with delicate skill
- negotiatingDiscussing to reach agreement
diplomacy · politics · bureaucracy · obstacles · challenges · tactics · strategy · deflection · evasion · spin
stickhandlingpassing
Moving by or temporary
shooting · clearing · slap shot · wrist shot · one-timer
stickhandlingturnover
Sales volume or attrition
giveaway · fumbling · dispossession · bobbling · mishandling
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